AFL-CIO President John J. Sweeney at the National Press Club, Jan. 18, 2006

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AFL-CIO President John J. Sweeney at the National Press Club, Jan. 18, 2006

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Photo credit: Bill Burke/Page One 1. America's main challenge is to stop the senseless slaughter of good jobs.

2. “Our country is headed in the wrong direction….You know it and I know it, and it’s time to do something about it.”

3. "The AFL-CIO and our unions are committed to be the wings of hope for working families and for America."

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